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IKYFL: A 2-Year-Old Black Girl “Arrested” in Lame Rosa Parks Demonstration

The NAACP called out a Florida school for placing a little Black girl in handcuffs.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

December 19, 2023
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White Couple Charged in Cross Burning On Black Neighbors’ Lawn in SC

Worden Butler and Alexis Harnett were arrested for second-degree harassment after they allegedly burned a cross on a Black couple’s lawn in South Carolina.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 18, 2023
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Would You Go to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s ‘Electeds of Color’ Holiday Party?

The mayor of Beantown has come under fire for a holiday party invitation that was mistakenly sent to all of her city council colleagues.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

December 17, 2023
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Viral TikTok Shows Utah Karen Going on a Racist Rampage

Kathryn Smith was arrested on multiple outstanding warrants including disorderly conduct, property damage, and assault.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 15, 2023
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Last Year, Four Black Women Were Victims of Crime Every Half Hour in Chicago

A report found that Black women made up over a quarter of crime victims in 2022.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

December 13, 2023
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Rep. Maxine Waters Speaks on The Black Banking Crisis

The Root spoke with the LA Congresswoman about why Black Americans are "under-banked" and "unbanked," what she's doing about it, and what that even means.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

December 13, 2023
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Good-ish News for the Alabama Riverfront Brawl’s Avatar Chairbender

The Black man who went viral for fighting off white attackers with chair shots just got a lenient sentence.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

December 12, 2023
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Racist White Men Threatened the Lives of Black Women at Ohio University

The men are wanted for allegedly hurling racial slurs at Black students while also threatening them with firearms.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 11, 2023
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The Insane Reason This Little Black Girl Got Kicked from Her Cheer Team

Hello, Crown Act? It looks like we have a major problem here.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

December 8, 2023
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Republicans Falsely Believe White People Experience Racism More Than Black Folks

New research shows how asinine this assumption truly is

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

December 7, 2023